[brazzaville]

Good morning.
"...what did the Republicans like Lehman---a pretty straight shooter---have to gain by allowing this to be swept under the rug?"

None of the political class wants to see the apple cart upset.

They will posture and make small noises but none of them, from either side, will do anything that might put the political class at risk.

I think the vast majority of them have forgotten the words of the Declaration of Independence.

Michael Frazier

[LS]

Well, that makes my point even more, because Lehman was long OUT of the "political class." He's been back in investment banking for 15 years.